Deuteronomy 29:4
29:4 But to this very day the
Lord has not given you an understanding mind, perceptive eyes, or discerning ears!
Psalms 81:11-12
81:11 But my people did not obey me;
Israel did not submit to me.
81:12 I gave them over to their stubborn desires;
they did what seemed right to them.
Isaiah 29:10
29:10 For the Lord has poured out on you
a strong urge to sleep deeply.
He has shut your eyes (the prophets),
and covered your heads (the seers).
Isaiah 29:14
29:14 Therefore I will again do an amazing thing for these people –
an absolutely extraordinary deed.
Wise men will have nothing to say,
the sages will have no explanations.”
Isaiah 42:19-20
42:19 My servant is truly blind,
my messenger is truly deaf.
My covenant partner, the servant of the Lord, is truly blind.
42:20 You see many things, but don’t comprehend;
their ears are open, but do not hear.”
Isaiah 66:4
66:4 So I will choose severe punishment for them;
I will bring on them what they dread,
because I called, and no one responded,
I spoke and they did not listen.
They did evil before me;
they chose to do what displeases me.”
Jeremiah 5:21
5:21 Tell them: ‘Hear this,
you foolish people who have no understanding,
who have eyes but do not discern,
who have ears but do not perceive:
Ezekiel 3:6-7
3:6 not to many peoples of unintelligible speech and difficult language, whose words you cannot understand
– surely if
I had sent you to them, they would listen to you!
3:7 But the house of Israel is unwilling to listen to you,
because they are not willing to listen to me,
for the whole house of Israel is hard-headed and hard-hearted.
Ezekiel 12:2
12:2 “Son of man, you are living in the midst of a rebellious house.
They have eyes to see, but do not see, and ears to hear, but do not hear,
because they are a rebellious house.
Mark 8:17-18
8:17 When he learned of this,
Jesus said to them, “Why are you arguing
about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Have your hearts been hardened?
8:18 Though you have eyes, don’t you see? And though you have ears, can’t you hear?
Don’t you remember?
Luke 24:25
24:25 So
he said to them, “You
foolish people
– how slow of heart
to believe
all that the prophets have spoken!
Luke 24:45
24:45 Then he opened their minds so they could understand the scriptures,
Luke 24:2
24:2 They
found that the stone had been rolled away from the tomb,
Colossians 4:4-6
4:4 Pray that I may make it known as I should.
4:5 Conduct yourselves
with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunities.
4:6 Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you should answer everyone.